Optimal design of tendon-actuated morphing structures: Nonlinear analysis and parallel algorithm

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5757, Issue , 2005, Pages 132-143

  Bharti, Smita ^a   Frecker, Mary ^a   Lesieutre, George ^a   Ramrakhyani, Deepak ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic Algorithm; Morphing Aircraft wing; Non linear Finite Element Analysis

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CABLES; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DRAG; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MANEUVERABILITY; PARALLEL ALGORITHMS; STRUTS;

ACTUATION FORCES; MORPHING AIRCRAFT WINGS; NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; WING STRUCTURE;

STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

EID: 25144520470     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.601088     Document Type: Conference Paper

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